Feb 28, 2011

Papaya, avocados, lime juice and cilantro – this luscious tropical salad will make you feel like you are in the sunny Caribbean.

This salad pairs wonderfully with rice and beans, grilled chicken, fish or steak and it's loaded with vitamin C, A, folate and fiber. You can add a jalapeño to add a little kick! This would even make a great salsa to serve with chips.

I made this for lunch today and I was a little concerned that I wouldn't be full. But honestly, the richness of the avocados was just enough to make a super fulfilling lunch! I may just bring this tomorrow as well!

Made this for dinner tonight, Gina, and it was fantastic! We ate it with roast salmon -- what a wonderful combination :)

The one thing that my boyfriend and I found was that the flavor of the red onions was just too strong for us. Next time, I think I'll either let it mellow in some lime juice before adding it, or omit it entirely -- the lime, salt, and cilantro were plenty to balance out the buttery richness of the avocado and the sweetness of the papaya. (Though I might well give it a try with some jalapeño -- I bet that heat would hit the spot!)

Thanks so much for a wonderful recipe! I think this'll become a winter staple :D

This looks super yummy! I am thinking it would be delish with grilled chicken breast in a wrap for work lunches this week, mmm.

@Magaidh - I often make a mango/fruit salsa to pair with fish and always add red onions, and I too always found them them really overpowering until I started dicing them and soaking them for 20 minutes or so in cold water. It took away the bite and left a crisp sweet complimentary onion flavour. Try it!

Made this recipe tonight. Only thing I changed was I didn't add the Cilantro as my hubby doesn't like it....but honestly, it was good without it. LOVED IT!! I diced my onions very small after reading other comments about the onion etc. but I love onion so it's not a problem for me. But I have to say all the flavors worked well together....Thanks Gina!!

Gina, I made this again this week (again! this is the fourth time!), and I had a brain flash.

I've been mellowing those onions as you suggested, but my boyfriend still finds the flavor of them to be too much (he's not much of an onion-eater, in general, though I love them!). So here's my brainwave: next time, I'm going to try it with jicama! Same crunch, less pungent (/lingering) flavor. I'll let you know how it goes!

This was an unbelievable combination!! We like to eat vegetarian at least once a week and I paired this with your Cuban Rice and Black Beans, as suggested. What a super satisfying meal! Thanks so much for all your hard work Gina!